Week 61 (Bakersfield 2nd)

Elder Wood was excited to share this week that their friend Lupe has decided to be baptized. It sounds like it will be either the 23rd or 30th of this month, depending upon when her family can be there. The elders also had another friend tell them he wanted to take them out for a pizza dinner out of the blue. And missionaries never turn down pizza!

This week Elder Wood's companionship had exchanges with the district leaders, so we spent some time with Elder Wolfenstein. While they were out and about, they found a couple who are interested in choosing a church, and apparently they are especially interested in a church that values and supports family history. They told them that they can help with that interest, so they are hoping to meet with them again soon to answer more questions.

When Elder Wood called today, they were shopping at Walmart for groceries. Among the items on their list were all of the ingredients for a tater tot casserole, which was apparently their plan for dinner in the next day or two. After checking out, they headed out for their Preparation Day activity. This week they were going to a disc golf course to meet with others from the district and play there. Elder Wood has never tried disc golf before, but he was pretty confident that "I can throw a Frisbee" - we're looking forward to hearing more from him next week about how it went.

There is apparently some sort of issue between the church phones and Google Photos, because there were no pictures automatically updated all week. Elder Wood says that it will hopefully be fixed soon, but for this week you get to see the photos that he carefully curated for you. One of him that we've been asking for (we need a picture of him for the Christmas card..) and his two favorite bird photos of the week, which are both fairly unique.

Spiritual thought of the week: "God commands us to follow the prophet. Why? Because God knows we aren't always going to be spiritually in tune. As such, it is very helpful for us to have a reliable source of inspiration to fall back on. By listening to the prophet, we can keep ourselves grounded in the gospel."

Elder Wood in his apartment

First bird photo

Second bird photo